Artist: Robert Michmerhuizen

Robert Michmerhuizen was born in Grand Rapids and lived in Michigan until his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, when he was twelve. From the earliest years he has been drawing and painting his pictures. He received a BFA Degree from Marquette University and the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. Since military service, painting and teaching have become a full time profession. Along with numerous juried awards his work has been shown in Time and Fortune magazines and other publications. He is represented in over 400 public and private art collections in 34 states, Including the Air Force Museum and the State of Michigan. In addition to private classes for adults and children, he has taught in the public schools, at the college level and at Altos de Chavon School of Art and Design in the Dominican Republic. His painting trips abroad include Italy, England, France, Spain and Morocco. He lives in Spring Lake, Michigan.

EXHIBITS AND AWARDS INCLUDE:

Michigan Painters and Printmakers Exhibition

University of Michigan Annual Exhibit

Grand Prize for Painting – Michigan State Fair

Bell Telephone Annual Art Award

Best of Show, Chicago Art Street Fair

Best of Show, West Michigan Regional Exhibit

Best of Show, Mid-Michigan Regional Exhibit, Lansing

Best of Show, Lakeland Painters Annual Exhibit

Shaw-Walker Award, West Michigan Regional Exhibit

Directors Choice Award, Saginaw Art Museum

University of Michigan – One Artist Show

Michigan State University – Invitational Group Exhibit

Grand Valley State University – One Artist Show

Bethel University, St.Paul, Minn. – One Artist Show

Northwood University – One Artist Show

West Shore Community College – One Artist Show

Muskegon Museum Of Art – One Artist Show

Administrative Offices of Michigan – One Artist Show

Bissell Corporation – One Artist Show

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